Open AccessImpact of Mandatory Carbon Monoxide Alarms: An Investigation of the Effects on Detection and Poisoning Rates in New York City
Author(s) -
Katherine Wheeler-Martin,
Sari Soghoian,
Jane M. Prosser,
Alex F. Manini,
Elizabeth K. Marker,
Marina Stajíc,
David J. Prezant,
Lewis S. Nelson,
Robert S. Hoffman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302577
Subject(s) - co poisoning , carbon monoxide poisoning , environmental health , medicine , confidence interval , legislation , poison control , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , incidence (geometry) , demography , medical emergency , law , chemistry , political science , biochemistry , physics , optics , pathology , catalysis , sociology
We sought to evaluate the impact of New York City's (NYC's) 2004 carbon monoxide (CO) alarm legislation on CO incident detection and poisoning rates.